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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical health and my professional position" as the competition carries on for a position in next January's Australian Open main draw.

While the typical WTA Tour tournament schedule is completed, there are still standing points to be won in Chile, Argentina, various venues and France.

The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the global standings of 8 December, which could cause a challenging situation for competitors near the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British number one Boulter suffered an abductor in her last tournament of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the fact she would need to win at least several wins in Angers to improve her position, means she may well end up not competing.

Different Systems

In contrast, male athletes are not experiencing the identical predicament, as for the first time the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be created from this week's positions, which is the ATP's official year-end ranking date.

The adjustment is aimed at deterring competitors from chasing standing points during what is fundamentally the off-season.

Training Transitions

This year has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen Tour-level primary competition games and recently parted ways with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she secured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible coach, and an exceptionally quality person as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter commented.

The pursuit for a replacement instructor is actively progressing, looking for an individual who has top-tier background as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class competitor.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a new coach, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has a lot of expertise in how to make it to the very top level of this profession," she stated.

"I've been placed as high as twenty-three and I know I can climb back there. I am not convinced my performance has disappeared, I think the reliability must enhance.

"My goal is not merely to be positioned 50, 40, 30, twenty - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be inside the elite group."